What's on This Page?
This page provides resources for researching food sustainability, including issues, food movements, green foodservice, and more. For even more info, check out the Food Sustainability Research Guide.
Helpful Books & DVDs @ the Harborside Library
Designer food : mutant harvest or breadbasket of the world? / Gregory E. PenceCall Number: TP248.65.F66 P46 2002ISBN: 0742508390
Food, inc. : Mendel to Monsanto - the promises and perils of the biotech harvest / Peter PringleCall Number: S494.5.B563 P74 2005ISBN: 074326763X
Lucid food : cooking for an eco-conscious life / Louisa Shafia ; photography by Jennifer MartinéCall Number: TX741 .S493 2009ISBN: 158008964X
Podcasts & Interviews
- Vandana Shiva and Vijaya Nagarajan: Women, Ritual and Ecology in IndiaListen to an interview Vandana Shiva, environmental activist and author of "Who Really Feeds the World?" and Vijaya Nagarajan, professor and author of "Feeding a Thousand Souls" as they speak with host Mitch Jeserich about "climate change, women of the world, religious rituals, and how they all go together."
- The Consequences of Global Warming on our Food SystemsListen to an interview with Kristi Ebi, co-author of the UN IPCC Report as she speaks with host Mitch Jeserich about the impact of climate change on food system sustainability.
Mushrooms Grown from Coffee Grinds???
BTTR Ventures created a process to do just that!
Videos @ Cooking Up a Story
Cooking up a Story is "a show about people, food, and sustainable living". Find over 100 videos with experts sharing their views on sustainable food issues.
News @ Cooking up a Story
Featuring info, expert interviews, and videos about food and sustainability issues.
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The Edible Schoolyard
Check out a gardening/cooking program that Alice Waters established through the Chez Panisse Foundation.
US Food Environment Atlas
Learn about the food environment of different areas of the country. This USDA data details a community's "access to and acquisition of healthy, affordable food"and "success in maintaining healthy diets" and other indicators that influence a community's food environment.
Culinary Databases
Sustainability on the Web
- Chefs CollaborativeProvides info and tools for professionals to utilize sustainable food sources.
- Edible CommunitiesRead articles celebrating local foods from Edible Communities magazines around the country. Check out the "Explore" section for its blog, recipes, and links to other resources. Listen to podcasts from Edible Radio featuring interviews, issue discussions, and more.
- Edible RhodyCheck out the online site of this magazine celebrating local food and food traditions. Find a list of links to other helpful sustainable agriculture and local food sites. (Harborside Library has this magazine, as well as Edible Boston and Edible Cape Cod.)
- Health Care Without HarmCheck out the "Healthy Food" section of this environmentally-friendly organization's website. Find news, case studies, policy guidelines, menu info, purchasing guides, and more.
- Organic Consumers Association: Organic Resource CenterLearn about sustainability issues from this public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability".
- Sustainable Agriculture Research & EducationFind info on sustainable agriculture from this USDA program site. Inlcudes links to regional resources.
- Sustainable Food NewsProvides news and market info about the organic, sustainable, and natural food industries.
- FoodPrintFind overviews on food-related issues. Includes citations and links to other resources.
- The Beyond Organic ShowListen to food sustainability news, interviews, and discussions. Includes such experts as Michael Pollan and Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman.
- USDA Alternative Farming Systems Info CenterFind background info and links to resources about sustainable food systems.
- Yale Sustainable Food ProjectCheck out this organization's purchasing guide for institutional purchasing, under "The Food" section! Explore lots of links to great resources and a list of recommended reading.
Green Foodservice on the Web
- National Restaurant AssociationRead the NRA's The State of Restaurant Sustainability Report 2018.
- Green Restaurant AssociationThis organization provides guidance and consulting to foodservice businesses.
- Sustainable Foodservice ConsultingFind lots of great news, guidance, recommended resources, and tools for operating a green business.
Children & Food Sustainability on the Web
- Baum ForumFind info, presentations, and resource links at the website of this conference, "held periodically to focus public and restaurant industry attention on food and agricultural issues". Many themes focus on children, including 2006's conference "Schools & Food: Innovation, Opportunity and Wellness".
- Center for Ecoliteracy - Rethinking School LunchFind info and related resources for incorporating food sustainabilty programs into the school environment.
- Chef Ann Cooper, Renegade Lunch LadyFind out how Chef Cooper is looking to "transform cafeterias into culinary classrooms for students — one school lunch at a time".
- Kids FirstKids First is a RI public-private partnership providing programs and events that address the health and nutritional needs of school kids. Learn about its activities and find related resources at this site.
Edible Stories Blog
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